Former Indianapolis Colts general manager Bill Polian fired back at owner Jim Irsay on Wednesday after the Colts owner disparaged the 14-season Manning-Polian era for producing just one Super Bowl title.

"We never lost to Baltimore in the playoffs'' Polian told USA TODAY Sports referencing the Colts' 24-9 wild-card loss to the Ravens last January. "Last year they lost in the playoffs and were one and done.

"That aside – our record is what it is. We didn't win multiple Super Bowls. But I think we did a hell of a lot to make the city and state of Indiana proud — on and off the field.''

Polian paused before adding "And here's the most important thing of all — and it goes unfortunately unspoken because of the focus on the Super Bowl and the failure to win more than one Super Bowl: We did it — and Peyton did it — the right way honestly fairly and squarely."

Irsay fired Polian after the Colts finished the 2011 season 2-14 without Manning who was still rehabilitating from spinal fusion surgery.